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Clinical Focus
August 2016

A Tutorial on Expository Discourse: Structure, Development, and Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Publication: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Volume 25, Number 3
Pages 306-320

Abstract

Purpose

With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, expository texts gain prominence at all grade levels and for all disciplines. Although the linguistic and cognitive complexities of exposition pose challenges for all children, they may create additional challenges for children and adolescents with language difficulties. Therefore, this tutorial provides background information for clinicians regarding the structure, development, and specific difficulties associated with exposition across the 4 modalities of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This background is intended to help direct the attention of researchers and clinicians to needed advances in knowledge and skill if the profession is to adequately support the population of children and adolescents who struggle with language.

Method

This tutorial is based on an extensive narrative review of articles identified using a systematic search process. Cited research studies are discussed qualitatively, but intervention studies are also characterized in terms of the strength of their research designs. This method is undertaken to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the current state of research on these topics.

Conclusions

Future research needs are proposed to promote discussion among researchers and to prepare clinicians for the kinds of evidence they should be demanding as a basis for their practice.

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American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Volume 25Number 3August 2016
Pages: 306-320
PubMed: 27537697

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  • Received: Sep 1, 2014
  • Revised: May 8, 2015
  • Accepted: Dec 18, 2015
  • Published in issue: Aug 1, 2016

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Jennifer P. Lundine
The Ohio State University, Columbus
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Rebecca J. McCauley
The Ohio State University, Columbus

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Disclosure: The authors have declared that no competing interests existed at the time of publication.
Correspondence to Jennifer P. Lundine: [email protected]
Editor: Krista Wilkinson
Associate Editor: Carol Miller

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